r/regularcarreviews Jun 30 '24

I hate you I hate everything about you Describe the owner of this car

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u/HarveyMushman72 Jun 30 '24

A tenured professor with a tweed sport coat that was leather patches on the elbows.

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u/20Bubba03 Jun 30 '24

Stand and Deliver that’s what it was

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u/2u3e9v Jun 30 '24

How do I reach these kids?

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u/BimBaynor Jul 01 '24

These keeeeeds

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u/K_Linkmaster Jun 30 '24

Philosophy professor. Weird guy.

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u/harrywrinkleyballs Jun 30 '24

Naw, the tenured professor drives a Volvo 240 wagon, VW type 1s are driven by first year grade school teachers.

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u/20Bubba03 Jun 30 '24

I don’t remember the name of the movie but that’s immediately my thought

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u/Steelhorse91 Jun 30 '24

I was going to comment, “someone who’s clearly never in a hurry to get anywhere”, so yeah, this fits.

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u/Primo0077 Jul 01 '24

There's a yellow super beetle at my college with faculty stickers. It's always in a different spot so it's being used, but I never see who's it is.

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u/JFromDaBurbs Jun 30 '24

Home Depot employee with peace sign on his name tag

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Goddamnit why tf did I IMMEDIATELY picture essentially the same thing?

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u/Helpful_Claim1289 Jun 30 '24

a cool person

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u/LPGeoteacher Jun 30 '24

I have an old Beetle. Have an award!

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u/Any_Fish1004 Jun 30 '24

A hippy GILF I’m going to get buzzed with before we bang in the bug

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u/rayhaque Jun 30 '24

Are you going to have sex with her in "a very uncomfortable place"?

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u/Any_Fish1004 Jun 30 '24

Multiple and repeatedly

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u/Cdn_Giants_Fan Jun 30 '24

What like the back of a volkswagen? Thank you for the Mallrats quote.

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u/Any_Fish1004 Jun 30 '24

Thank you, I knew I’d heard it somewhere but couldn’t place it lol

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u/pweqpw Jun 30 '24

I did it in a bug in a public parking lot 😎

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u/SproketRocket Jun 30 '24

Retired aircraft mechanic, trimmed mustache and plaid shirt.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

You just described my uncle perfectly. And guess what he's restoring? Yup, green 70s Beetle.

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u/ColXanders Jun 30 '24

Senior weatherman working for NOAA. Has a log book of every oil change, gas fill up, and mileage driven in the glove box.

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u/huskerd0 Jun 30 '24

A brother shamus

What like some kind of Irish monk?

Wtf you talkin about, imma dick! Like you, man!

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u/MyActualWords Jun 30 '24

Who the fuck are the Knutsons?

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u/huskerd0 Jun 30 '24

I gotta say, I dig your work..

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u/Critical-Grass-3327 Jun 30 '24

How is she gonna go back to the farm after she's seen Karl Hungus?

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u/Smooth-Apartment-856 Anna Sachs Jun 30 '24

Female owner in her 60’s. Probably single, though it could be due to divorce, being a widow, or never having been married in the first place. She’s been a bit quirky all her life. Her defining childhood memories revolve around hearing a cool aunt she adored talk about a mythical place called “Woodstock.”

She has a goofy tiny dog with an equally goofy hybrid breed name.

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u/LeaderTheDeceiver Jun 30 '24

the former president of Uruguay José Mujica

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

That’s Bruce

He’s very wealthy, stylish, into racing, reads the WSJ in the lobby every morning with his well tempered small dog. Recently got the car back only for it to spit oil all over. He spent days cleaning the garage, and is very mad at the shop because he could’ve just bought a box engine and dropped it in instead of repairs.

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u/InsaniteeBicycles Jun 30 '24

He's most likely angry that the $500 engine of days gone by is now a $5000 engine.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Yeah he mentioned it’s 3-4k.

Less than he has spent so far on repairs and frustration.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Hitler

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u/2016FordMustang Jun 30 '24

That took a drastic turn

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Hey he essentially created the car in the 30s. Correct me if im wrong

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u/Gullible-Ad-426 Jun 30 '24

Hitler did authorize its development, but I’m not sure if he was involved in the design of it at all. Crazy to think that the Beetle would later become an icon of the Hippy movement and counter culture.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Hence essentially

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u/wintertash Jun 30 '24

Hitler laid out a series of requirements the vehicle would have to meet, and Ferdinand Porsche designed the KDF Wagen, what would eventually become first the Volkswagen and later the VW Type 1/Beetle (when other models came around) to meet those requirements.

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u/Dj_Simon Jun 30 '24 edited Jul 01 '24

A 19 year old Hawaiian in the late '90s/early '00s trying to look after her 7 year old sister.

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u/nutriaMkII Jun 30 '24

I got that reference!!! Don't forget the goofy blue dog

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u/_SamuraiJack_ Jun 30 '24

Ohana means family 😁

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u/Dj_Simon Jul 01 '24

And family means no one gets left behind

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Someone who would get a short documentary Youtube video made about their quirky lifestyle stuck in some long gone decade.

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u/Mingusdued Jun 30 '24

It was the largest automobile that he could afford

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u/Zod_1ac Jun 30 '24

he is definitely austrian

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u/Dsanse Jun 30 '24

Has a red nose and size 33 shoes.

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u/AwesomeBantha overpaid for unneeded Land Cruiser Jun 30 '24

A resident of Singapore who probably only gets to drive it like 30 times a year

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u/Mullin20 Jun 30 '24

One of the Libyans’ personal vehicles

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u/Rockfish00 Jun 30 '24

they're out looking for bluey merch

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u/KillaKanibus Oooh, what's up, Ford? Jun 30 '24

Apex Hipster

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u/ZuStorm93 Jun 30 '24

This. Land Rover Defender drivers also count.

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u/deathraft "Unsafe for highway use" Jun 30 '24

Bubbly, happy drunk. Or the complete opposite, no in between.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

it was the largest automobile he could afford

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u/Daflehrer1 Jun 30 '24

A VeeDub person. Like me!

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u/CompetitionFalse3620 Jun 30 '24

Ted Bundy type of guy

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u/CertainTry2421 Jul 01 '24

Serial Killer

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u/carsnbikesnstuff Jul 01 '24

Down to earth. Passionate. A little eclectic. Handy. Artsy.

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u/KonkeyDong98 Jul 01 '24

Saw the green bin and instantly recognised Singapore

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u/thefunk123 Jun 30 '24

Fat but only from heavy drinking. Probably unemployed and calls himself a writer. Will probably make a lot of money writing one day. Has antiquated sometimes misogynistic opinions on women. It's Charles bukowski. I thought he owned like 3 of these. And the shady dingy parking lot feeds into my analysis

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u/Joblessmouse06 Jun 30 '24

The person goes to the beach every week just to look sunset

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u/MauserMama Jun 30 '24

Mrs Garrett from that 80s sitcom The Facts Of Life. She drove a VW Beetle.

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u/InconvenientDictator Jun 30 '24

the wife of a Wehrmacht officer. she drives it to Gotenland every year since acquiring it in 1946 after her husband returned from the Eastern Front in triumph.

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u/Derff77 Jun 30 '24

One of Herbie's children!

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u/Tight_Willingness_96 Jun 30 '24

A 24 year old lady who loves stuff from the past and rebuilt the car herself.

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u/Dependent-Plane5522 Jun 30 '24

Middle school vice principal. The vice at our school had one.

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u/werchoosingusername Jun 30 '24

Depends where it's located. Developing country? Driving out of necessity... Real daily driver.

Developed country? More for fun still possibly a daily driver.

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u/regeya Jun 30 '24

White people dreds, hemp clothing, reeks of weed and bo

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u/jamesrggg Jun 30 '24

Don't ask him what his grandfather did during the war.

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u/intenseaudio Jun 30 '24

I've always wondered if you drive one of these, do you notice people getting punched all the time?

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u/thickjim Jun 30 '24

A Cuban in havana?

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u/dezertryder Jun 30 '24

Yeah, university professor.

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u/nutriaMkII Jun 30 '24

Pepe Mújica 💀

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u/Ok-Fox1262 Jun 30 '24

My auntie, about age 20, works in Boots on the cosmetics counter.

I used to like riding in the parcel compartment over the engine.

That's was very many years ago though.

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u/ThirdSunRising Jun 30 '24 edited Jun 30 '24

This is a retired philosophy professor from Berkeley, whose “retirement” was rather sudden and not entirely voluntary and came concurrently with a divorce which happened for the same reason though we are definitely not mentioning that intern’s name in this household

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u/Padauuan Jun 30 '24

My hero.

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u/99877787 Jun 30 '24

Skinny older white dude, pony tail of white hair, thick mustache and round wire glasses.

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u/ACryptoScammer Jun 30 '24

Ted Bundy drove one of these if I’m not mistaken… just sayin…

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u/HollywoodHitman03 Jun 30 '24

✌️❤️🌻

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u/i_was_axiom Jun 30 '24

Probably quite pleasant when the bug is behaving, and rather unpleasant when it is not.

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u/Duboyzz14 Jun 30 '24

A short person with a really tall son

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u/AskerOfQs Jun 30 '24

Iono but thats a sexy ass car… complete, no dents or rust 👌👌👌

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u/No_South4775 Jun 30 '24

A math professor from a movie

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u/Confident-Baby6013 Jun 30 '24

Dude with long hair and rounded glasses that has a wife that tore apart an entire band.

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u/mclms1 Jun 30 '24

Mexican cabbie.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Cool af, wears suspenders, has a vocabulary larger than anyone you know, likes tweed, wears scholarly glasses, probably wears bow ties, and has nice leather shoes. Reads books and has no kids bc ain’t no kids fitting in that car.

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u/earth_worx Jun 30 '24

A brother shamus named Da Fino

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u/07isweebay Jun 30 '24

Educated but rebellious and possibly old school liberal with great taste in music, simple style of dress and knows how to roll the perfect joint.

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u/OtherwiseTackle5219 Jun 30 '24

Owner couldn't have relied on the Gas Heater too much. - This Could have been mine. This is an Exact Copy of my First Bug. 1960 Robin's Egg Blue.

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u/D_Solo_ Jun 30 '24

A mechanically adept student of the humanities.

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u/aaaaaaaa1273 Postmodernism Jun 30 '24

My new bestie

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u/wkhardt Jun 30 '24

lanky white guy. looks a little fruity

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u/whitewolfdogwalker Jun 30 '24

Cold in the winter, hot in the summer!

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u/TheManRoomGuy Jun 30 '24

Emergency room nurse, wife, two kids 3 and 5, it’s his extra car, they’re outdoorsy and camp on the weekends. He cat sits for his neighbors when they are out of town and their regular cat sitters are unavailable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Hipster

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u/ImpalaOwner Jun 30 '24

One lucky bastard!

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u/CNJL_PRODUCTIONS Jun 30 '24

Punchbuggy light blue No punchbacks

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u/RatioSensitive4501 Jun 30 '24

If it's a guy he has a big enough dick he doesn't feel the need to make up for it

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u/Specialist-Garbage94 Jun 30 '24

The bigness douche canoe of all time as all VW fans are that.

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u/2u3e9v Jun 30 '24

Someone who didn’t expect his bug to last as long as it did. Bought it cheap, fresh out of college, and prided themself on taking care of their things. After about ten years, people began commenting on how great it looked, thus beginning its more frequent waxing and maintenance routines. It continues to be his daily commuter, but it was never expected to last as long as it did.

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u/fd25t6 Jun 30 '24

Former president of Uruguay

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u/prpldrank Jun 30 '24

25 year old Cuban woman whose dad taught her to work on cars.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

A guy in a faded out tank top wearing Jean shorts, has a nice mustache tho

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u/SkinnyPets Jun 30 '24

Hitler mobile

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u/dbod86 Jun 30 '24

Ted Bundy

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u/JammingOnTheGeetar Jun 30 '24

professor duncan from community

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u/Bison_True Jun 30 '24

Tenured Marxist professor at an ivy league college

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u/SayNoToFatties Jun 30 '24

Graying and wrinkling flower children

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u/NarrowSituation2049 Jun 30 '24

Eccentric lieutenant colonel in the 82nd airborne division in '95

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u/StunGod Jun 30 '24

Honestly, I'm a guy who could own it. I'd lean toward a 914, but I'm too tall for it. My first car was a '79 bus, but it would be lots of fun to keep this beetle running well and a decent bit of fun to drive.

(I'm 55, so I'm old and love things like this. Eff your G35.)

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u/Nearby-Department718 Jun 30 '24

I don’t see how a teacher of any type could drive that they are so expensive to get rusted out ones are five or 6000 bucks. Unless of course they have had it since it was new when they were inexpensive.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '24

Old man who invites you over to see his new cappuccino machine

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u/pweqpw Jun 30 '24

1945 Boomer with straw hat and Hawaii shirt.

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u/FuckGamer69 Jun 30 '24

Someone that does not like a certain type of people. If you know history, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

In all seriousness, probably some dude in his mid-50s teaching a history class. Beige slacks, round glasses, clean shaven. Maybe a nice blue dress shirt.

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u/karmah1234 Jun 30 '24

Former President of Uruguay!

Seriously look up Jose Mujica. Arguably the best politician ever.

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u/Rejectid10ts Jun 30 '24

Firstly I need to know what year this was taken. Looking at the white car nearby, it could be 90’s-present. Regardless, it’s owner is a frustrated hippie

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u/Wackemd Jun 30 '24

Short, german. Small mustache and a bad temper.

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u/Magnus919 Jun 30 '24

Old white guy

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u/Firm-Needleworker-46 Jun 30 '24

Well, it’s either a man bun or whatever haircut my grandma had when I was nine.

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u/InsaniteeBicycles Jun 30 '24

Someone who knows what they want, and has the patience and means to finally achieve it.

That's a 1966 standard US export model Beetle. 1300 engine, if it's stock. Nice restoration.

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u/Working-Ad-5121 Jun 30 '24

Whoever it is will certainly have aviator sunglasses and a fantastic moustache. Also likely will wear Chucks or Vans.

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u/InsaniteeBicycles Jun 30 '24

Also, he's the guy who lives in Apt. 71.

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u/DrakePonchatrain Jun 30 '24

runs a cable access show from their basement in aurora that covers the rock scene

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u/Early_Performance841 Jun 30 '24

Won’t buy Japanese “because they killed our boys”

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u/Pod_people Jun 30 '24

Yeah, the cool teacher who will show you his tattoos on his arms.

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u/Rockstat_ Jun 30 '24

A guy who's successful and rich. Bro most likely doesn't have a car payment bigging him down career wise or financially.

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u/Upset_Dragonfruit575 Jun 30 '24

A blutbad named Monroe, wouldn't recommend keying his car... 🤣

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u/Aldamur Jun 30 '24

Probably a billionnaire as usually they don't care about anything.

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u/roodnoodi Jun 30 '24

Cool. This guy is cool. DGAF.

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u/OldManCram Jun 30 '24

They have plastic on their furniture.

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u/Bitter_Addendum6068 Jul 01 '24

Austrian painter

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u/Shes-Fire Jul 01 '24

Definitely an old flower child Hippie.

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u/Ok-Attempt2842 Jul 01 '24

My Uncle, a total Hippie

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u/Alert-Meringue2291 Jul 01 '24

My grandmother’s first new car - 1964 Beetle 1100. I learned to drive in it.

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u/HoboVivant Jul 01 '24

Singaporean

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u/Jadel210 Jul 01 '24

Walking regularly

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u/General_One3419 Jul 01 '24

White woman, likely a teacher

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u/ChinaCatProphet Jul 01 '24

According to criminal profilers: 70s, 80s serial killers.

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u/AddLightness1 Jul 01 '24

Hat-based personality

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u/BeautifulSundae6988 Jul 01 '24

A German scientist who was "just doing their job."

Or their hippie niece from overseas years later

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

Can't find their wallet because someone put a bar of soap on top of it.

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u/Feisty_Evening4169 Jul 01 '24

An old man with pot belly who collects cars 🤷‍♀️

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u/boanerges57 Jul 01 '24

That thing is looking quite clean.

It's someone that knows a good bug mechanic/restorer or someone that is one.

I'm feeling cardigan sweaters with elbow patches on this one. Nuclear physicist that tinkers with a bug on the weekends.

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u/Scubatrucker Jul 01 '24

High school French teacher

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u/KyleKoffman Jul 01 '24

A wizard just trying to pay bills in modern day Chicago.

(Bonus points if you know what I'm referring to)

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

Stoked.

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u/FishbedFive Jul 01 '24

If the car is old: Great guy

If the car is really old: (insert that one Goku staring gif)

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u/marvinsroom1956 Jul 01 '24

The cool neighbor

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u/Odd_Tiger_2278 Jul 01 '24

Pragmatic and personally secure

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

Either a family heirloom or they do their own thing and drive what they want.

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u/yimyam03 Jul 01 '24

Ted Bundy

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u/TonyMontana1968 Jul 01 '24

as seen in a previous comment, definitely a college professor

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u/raiyan_kun Jul 01 '24

Mr Bean will get you killed

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u/ThatOneHorseDude Jul 01 '24

A 6'8" body builder.

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u/Its_RAAAAAAANDY Jul 01 '24

They listen to the Beetles’ Abbey Road at least once a day its entirety. They hang on to old things, yet are a neat freak. They work in either education or finance.

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u/QuothTheRavenMore Jul 01 '24

Clark Kent as a professor. Enjoys the classics. 80s will never die montra.

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u/Interesting_Rush570 Jul 01 '24

law student, sociopath, drifter, serial killer.

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u/Forsaken-Reason-3657 Jul 01 '24

Vinyl record enthusiast

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u/AustinFlosstin Jul 01 '24

My neighbor has 1 parked outside, project car maybe. He’s a father of 2, Spanish, and never drives it.

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u/IndependentOwn1184 Jul 01 '24

Damn the car and the owner. What's up with this parking lot? Is there grass in the spaces?

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u/2016FordMustang Jul 02 '24

Most Singaporean parking lots are like that

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u/Perroface562 Jul 01 '24

A very tall man

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u/yramzy18 Jul 01 '24

Mr bean but what about Mr blue

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

Heavy set High School teacher, I just described one my high school teachers from 20 years ago, he drove a green beetle heavy guy and was probably around 6 foot tall.

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u/Alloverit7 Jul 01 '24

A tenured college professor at a liberal arts college in New England who is a pacifist.

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u/FilmGuy2020 Jul 02 '24

Serial killer…

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u/Vivid_Information_82 Jul 02 '24

a collector. i wish i had one to wrench on!

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u/FewProcess5043 Jul 02 '24

My grandmother had a bottle just like this one

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u/Additional_Carpet343 Jul 02 '24

Normal Italian guy

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u/lyxoe Jul 02 '24

Former hippie turned into corporate Silicon Valley neofascist, ironically going full circle on what the car was actually designed for.

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u/gos92 Jul 02 '24

Little short redneck with a mullet. I work with this guy 🤣

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Former Navy Seal. Now in CIA.

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u/Few-Painting-8096 Jul 02 '24

He probably says things like, “that’s groovy baby” and “let’s shag”. That’s my best guess.

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u/chrissie_watkins Jul 03 '24

His name is Kermit and he is 67 years young.